Mons Klingenberg Gjerløw (11 November 1850 – 1935) was a Norwegian editor. He was born in

Aurland Aurland () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Counties of Norway, county of Vestland, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. The administrativ ...

as a son of Jens Larsen Gjerløw and Anne Marie Nitter Ohnstad. He was a brother of Ragnvald Gjerløw. He took secondary education as well as the entrance exam at the university, but then followed a career in the press. His first article was printed in '' Almuevennen'' in 1867. He became the editor-in-chief of ''Illustreret Familielæsning'' in 1882. From 1 January 1884 to November 1885 he was the editor of ''

Bratsberg Amtstidende ''Bratsberg Amtstidende'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Skien in Telemark county. It also held the names ''Ugeblad for Skien og Omegn'' (1830 to 1840), ''Bratsberg Amtstidende og Correspondent'' (1843 to 1844) and ''Skiensposten'' (1863 t ...

'', from 1 December 1885 to 1913 editor of '' Fremskridt'', and from 1913 editor of the self-published magazine ''Kikut''. He was a conservative person, and steered his newspaper ''Fremskridt'' in such a direction. He was also known for his petites and

causerie Causerie (from French, "talk, chat") is a literary style of short informal essays mostly unknown in the English-speaking world. A causerie is generally short, light and humorous and is often published as a newspaper column (although it is not defi ...

s. Articles were collected and published in 1880, twice in 1883 and in 1893. Also in his time, ''Fremskridt'' absorbed the struggling ''Bratsberg Amtstidende'', in 1901. In October 1895 in

Skien Skien () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative ...

he married Sophie Borchgrevink. He was an uncle of Olaf Gjerløw, another conservative newspaper editor, and of

Lilli Gjerløw Lilli Gjerløw (19 June 1910 – 4 December 1998) was a Norwegian archivist and liturgical historian. She was employed at the National Archives of Norway for 45 years. Biography She was born in Nord-Audnedal as a daughter of vicar John Jenssøn Gje ...

. He died in 1935.

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1850 births 1935 deaths Norwegian newspaper editors Norwegian magazine editors People from Sogn og Fjordane People from Skien People from Aurland {{Norway-writer-stub